Recovering green waste on site
Waste
- Solution type
- Everyday action
- Theme
- Waste
Why is it essential to manage green waste on site? Managing green waste offers several advantages: - Avoiding the travel of specialist companies, thus reducing the organisation’s carbon impact - Preserving water by reducing the evaporation of water from the soil - Turning waste into compost, which makes it possible to stop using chemical fertilisers - This fertiliser can be reused internally or by employees at home Managing green waste on site thus contributes to environmentally friendly gardening. It is a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach to green waste management.
Its features
Environmentally friendly
- Reduced transport and CO₂ emissions: When green waste is managed on site, it is no longer transported to external treatment sites. This reduces the need to use lorries for transport, which lowers emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and other air pollutants. - Savings in resources and energy: Treating green waste can be resource- and energy-intensive. By managing it on site, there is less need to use composting facilities or treatment plants. This saves natural resources and avoids the energy consumption associated with these processes. - Water preservation: When green waste is composted on site, the resulting compost can be used to improve water retention in soils. This reduces irrigation needs, as compost helps retain moisture and reduce the evaporation of water from the soil. - Making the most of local resources: By using green waste locally, the available resources are put to use in the immediate environment. This promotes a circular approach to waste management, turning waste into useful resources rather than treating it as waste to be disposed of.
Second life
- Production of quality compost: By managing green waste on site, it is turned directly into compost on the spot. Compost is a nutrient-rich organic soil improver that can be used to improve soil quality. By producing one’s own compost, there is no longer any need for chemical fertilisers, and more environmentally friendly farming or gardening is encouraged.
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